People seem to forget that how popular Skype was before getting acquired by Microsoft
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Sajin
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Did Microsoft deliberately kill Skype? Or did Shype die because the World changed?
Here is what happened:
- In 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 Billion!
- In 2015-17: Mobile-first apps like Whatsapp, Messenger, Telegram gained popularity
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List of brands merged or acquired by Unilever !!
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Some of the brands are :
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Udyamee
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Phonepe was acquired by Flipkart in 2016.
Later
In Dec 2022, PhonePe separated from Flipkart, but both companies are still owned by Walmart.
So, why need another UPI app?
🤯This is how Blackberry killed itself.
Back in 2010, Blackberry had a 43% market share in smartphones.
However, by 2016, it was down to 0%.
So, why did people abandon Blackberry?
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See, in the 2000s, Blackberry was the ultimate status symbol, us